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asking if it's possible to open an installed App on iOS, through an external link/web address on a browser?

for instance, a web page with a link on safari browser, then after clicking access for example twitter, and open a specific page. in my case would be wechat and then open the built-in browser. wonder if its possible doing it with javascript or something else.

thanks in advance for your help

drukaman
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  • possible duplicate of [Opening Native App. from Safari](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2294286/opening-native-app-from-safari) – rishi Jul 12 '14 at 04:48
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    Yes its absolutely possible just all you need to find the `URL Scheme` for the app that will launch the app, and the normal `a href` tag would look like `Your App`. – iphonic Jul 12 '14 at 04:56

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You can find more info about this here https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/PromotingAppswithAppBanners/PromotingAppswithAppBanners.html with using meta tag in head of html file <meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=myAppStoreID, affiliate-data=myAffiliateData, app-argument=myURL"> and app-argument you can do this not in exact way as you are asking, but in Apple's way through their smart app banner. Quotation from Apple:

app-argument: (Optional.) A URL that provides context to your native app. If you include this, and the user has your app installed, she can jump from your website to the corresponding position in your iOS app.

If this is not the solution, please give more details what you want to do.

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